Africa emerges as new arena in US-China competition over artificial intelligence
As China and the United States compete to shape the future of artificial intelligence, Africa’s rapidly expanding digital landscape is emerging as a new arena for their rivalry, far from the technology hubs of Silicon Valley or Shenzhen. With a growing population,...
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot accused of coaching US man to suicide
Google is facing a lawsuit from the family of a 36-year-old Florida man who allegedly considered carrying out a “mass casualty attack” and ultimately killed himself under the influence of the company’s Gemini chatbot. According to a suit filed on Wednesday in federal...
Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools From Blacklisted Chinese Firm
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers. Read More
This could prove to be America’s Achilles’ heel in the Iran war
In a strange way, markets could come to be a surrogate institutional check on a country that otherwise doesn’t know restraint The missiles are again flying and a thick fog of war has descended over the Middle East. US President Donald Trump has said it might take four...
This could prove to be America’s Achilles’ heel in the Iran war
Missile shortages, rising Treasury yields, and a financialized economy may limit America’s options Read Full Article at RT.com Read More
Ukraine is Preparing to Undermine ‘Turkish Stream’ and ‘Blue Stream’ – Putin
The Russian special services have intelligence data on preparations for blowing up the Blue Stream and Turkish Stream pipelines, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Read More
Trump’s 15% global tariffs likely to start this week, US Treasury chief says
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s plan to increase a broad 10 per cent tariff rate to 15 per cent is likely to be implemented this week. “That’s likely sometime this week,” Bessent said on Wednesday on CNBC in response to a...
Is the US in decline? After Iran strikes, maybe not, Chinese analysts say
Man arrested after 14 endangered reptiles found in Kwai Chung industrial site
Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by Nato
Strait of Hormuz Closure: Severing Global Energy’s Most Crucial Artery
Strait of Hormuz Closure: Severing Global Energy’s Most Crucial Artery
Alibaba recruits Google DeepMind contributor to join Qwen AI team, sources say
Pakistan’s forever war and the politics of exhaustion
Hong Kong tycoons downplay impact of Middle East war on city’s fortunes
Khamenei’s fall exposes China’s military AI lag versus US, Beijing adviser warns
